The company even turned in strong sales in its mobile unit, despite an ultra-competitive market, narrowing its Q4 losses to less than $200 million, thanks to demand for its flagship V30 smartphone and some structural efficiencies implemented over the course of the year, the company said.

David Richards has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street, Journalist He wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner. for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian technology media Company and prior to that the third largest PR Company that became the foundation Company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and consumers.